Sat. Nov 23rd, 2024

The O.C. Register has had a tough time over the past few years.  They remain one of Santa Ana’s largest employers, but we are told that their employees had to take a 5% pay cut.

Now their executive editor, Ken Brusic, has promised a bonus of “$1,377 for every full time associate, and half that for part time workers,” according to the L.A. Observed blog.

Brusic claims the money is “courtesy of the company’s Pay for Performance program. It is the 4th quarter payout, recognizing the company’s strong efforts in achieving its 2009 financial goals.”

So what is wrong with that?  Apparently many O.C. Register employees haven’t a clue about the supposed bonuses!  And those that have heard about it are wondering why the O.C. Register won’t just restore their pay to what it used to be.

Already last year the O.C. Register fired their newspaper delivery department and outsourced the work to the L.A. Times – their competitors!

One has to wonder if the O.C. Register will survive…

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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